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Steve
Platt to retire as men's basketball coach
 Steve
Platt, 14-year coach of the Huntington University men’s
basketball team, will retire at the end of the 2007-2008
academic year. He leaves Huntington as the reigning Mid-Central
College Conference Coach of the Year, his second time receiving
the honor. His son, Ty,
associate head coach for the Foresters since 2005, will succeed
him. “I think the world of my dad,” the younger Platt said.
“He’s been a teacher for me and a leader for me for 38 years.
What he’s been able to do in his 14 years at Huntington
University is nothing short of amazing.”
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Animation artist Tom Gasek to
visit Huntington
 Animation
artist Tom Gasek will visit Huntington University on April 11 and
12. Friday, he will host a closed session exclusively for
digital media
arts students. Saturday, he will host “An Animation
Artist Presentation” open to the campus community and the public at
1 p.m. in room 150 of the Merillat Centre for the Arts. There is no
admission charge. His presentation will include a screening and a
discussion of his work in the digital media arts industry.
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Foundation president elected to state
senate
 Travis
Holdman, president of the
Huntington
University Foundation board of directors, was elected to
the state senate March 31. Holdman fills the seat left vacate by the
passing of Sen. David Ford.
His
swearing-in ceremony, conducted by Supreme Court Chief Justice
Randall Shepard, will be at 11:30 a.m. on April 11 in the Senate
Chamber of the Statehouse in Indianapolis.
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Chi Alpha Sigma
inducts 13 Foresters
 On
April 6, 13 Huntington University student-athletes were inducted
into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national honor society that gives
recognition to college students who excel in both academics and
athletics.
Chi Alpha Sigma is
a nonprofit organization established to recognize college student
athletes who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while
maintaining a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average
throughout their junior and senior years.
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Actress Maura
Knowles to host workshops
 Hollywood
actress Maura Knowles will host two workshops for Huntington
University students from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 16-17 in room 160
of the
Merillat Centre
for the Arts. The goal of the workshops is to help
student-actors understand Hollywood. The April 16 workshop will
address “Marketing/Knowing Your Type/Selling Yourself in Hollywood,”
and the April 17 workshop will provide insight regarding
“Networking/Grooming/ Acting for the Camera.”
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Auxiliary breakfast
to feature horticulturalist
The Huntington
University Women’s Auxiliary spring semester breakfast will be held
from 9 to 11 a.m. on April 12 in the upper level of the Habecker
Dining Commons. “Bulbs, Buds, Blossoms and Blooms” will feature
Wayne Fox, horticulturist. The buffet is open to the public, and
tickets are $5.50. Reservations may be made with
Pat Jones
by calling (260) 356-7365, Ruth Seilhamer by calling (260) 672-8605
or
Barbara Fetters
by calling (260) 672-8333.
HUTC to
present 'Midsummer Night's Dream'
 The
Huntington
University Theatre Company will present “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” at 7:30 p.m. on April 10-11 and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on
April 12 in the Studio Theatre of the Merillat Centre for the Arts.
“A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” is an airy, romantic romp in the woods among bumbling
rustics, temporarily star-crossed lovers, and the charming fairies
who bewitch them all.
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Concerto
competition winners to perform
 Four
Huntington University students and two other area students will
perform in Huntington University’s Eighth Annual Concerto Winners
Concert set for 7:30 p.m. on April 17 in the Zurcher Auditorium of
the Merillat Centre for the Arts.
The concert features the winners of the Huntington
University Concerto Competition, held in November 2007.
Each will perform
with the Huntington University Chamber Orchestra directed by Dr.
Robert Lynn, director of instrumental studies.
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Alumnus contributes
to traveling sketchbook
Christian Elden,
a 2002 Huntington graduate, has been included in a world-spanning
art experiment dubbed the “SFG Blank Book Project.” What started in
July of 2007 as a blank sketchbook, the project currently includes
art from 20 illustrators from all over the U.S. and Canada, and the
list will grow to 50 illustrators from all over the world by the
time it’s completed in mid-December. The project was started by Jeff
Andrews and Steph Doyle of Sugar Frosted Goodness, an online art
community comprised of more than 280 members. For approximately 500
days, the sketchbook will travel from Washington, D.C., to 50
illustrators around the world. Once the book arrives, each
illustrator has seven days to complete a sketch and send the book on
to the next illustrator. The project’s creators designated the
theme, “Where I Live,” allowing participants to illustrate something
significant or interesting about their geographic location. Progress
of the book may be viewed at
http://sfgblankbook.blogspot.com. Another blank book
project is slated to launch this coming winter.
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What does it mean
to be Christ-centered?
Jones
attends conference
Dr. Karen Jones, associate
professor of ministry and missions, and sophomore Liz
Challa attended the Global Youth Initiative Conference in
Jerusalem on March 8-13 where they met with more than 250
youth ministry professors or program leaders from more than
50 countries. The conference focused on how to initiate
Christian youth movements around the world, as opposed to
merely focusing on distinct youth ministries. They toured
Jerusalem and Bethlehem during the afternoons and then
reflected on their observations in light of Jesus’ ministry.
In addition, Jones just completed a one-year youth
devotional book for Student Life, to be published by Youth
Specialties/ Zondervan later this spring. The book, entitled
“Commission,” includes 240 distinct biblical devotions
related to the theme, as well as 48 longer theme-related
writings. She also was recently selected as a member
of the editorial review board of the Journal of
Ethnographic and Qualitative Research, a peer-reviewed
journal.
Ayers speaks at breakout
session
Tom Ayers, vice president for business and finance, was invited to
speak at a breakout session at the annual conference of the
Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges on Feb.
19-22 in Orlando, Fla. His presentation was on endowment management
with a focus on helping business officers of small Christian
colleges understand the importance of asset allocation and related
management issues. The session was sponsored by Baker & Daniels, LLP,
of Indianapolis.
Steury has proposal
accepted
The Association of Teacher Educators Midwest Program Committee
accepted a proposal from Dr. Cindy Steury, associate professor of
education, titled “Encouraging Preservice Teachers to Think and
Teach in Two Dimensions.” She presented a concurrent session at the
22nd Annual ATE Midwest Conference on April 4. The conference theme
was “Enduring Issues: Translating Research into Practice,” and the
conference was held at the University of Illinois at Urbana.
Michelson elected vice
president
Two Huntington University students, Christianne Gates
and William Braun, attended the 2008 Region V Convention
of the Alpha Chi Honor Society held at Anderson University on March
28-29. They were accompanied by chapter sponsors Dr. Paul Michelson,
distinguished professor of history, and Jean Michelson, circulation
coordinator for RichLyn Library. Gates presented a paper on “Jews
under Christian and Muslim rulers in the Iberian peninsula during
the Middle Ages,” and Braun gave a paper on George Eliot’s
“Middlemarch” titled “Wash Your Mouth Out: ‘Unhistoric’ Immorality.”
Gates was runner-up for the Region V Graduate Scholarship, and Dr.
Michelson was elected vice president of Region V.
18th Annual Student Art
Exhibit
April 7-23,
Wilson Gallery, MCA
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
April 10-12, Studio Theatre,
MCA
Concerto Winners Concert
April 17,
7:30 p.m., Zurcher, MCA
Senior Recital:
Stephanie Baehrens
April
18, 7:30 p.m., Longaker,
MCA
This Week in
Forester Action:
Baseball
(17-8, 12-2)
Defeated Goshen, 4-0, 9-3
Beat Goshen, 10-5, 15-5
Lost to Spring Arbor, 5-7
Won against Spring Arbor, 12-5
Golf (39-11-1)
Indiana Wesleyan Spring
Invitational
4th of 12
Softball (5-11-1, 3-5)
Defeated by Bethel, 0-2, 1-3
Beat by Marion, 1-3, 3-6
Won against IWU, 1-0
Lost to IWU, 1-9
Women's Tennis (12-5)
Defeated by Ohio Northern, 3-6
Beat Tri-State, 7-2
Track & Field
@ Manchester College
Invitational
Men, 4 of 8; Women, 3 of 6
Athletes of the Week:
Raelyn Althoff (tennis)
Dan Lindbloom (track & field)
Athletics
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- April 23
Spring
Fling Picnic
- April 24-25
Board of Trustees
Spring Meeting
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